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344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Illustration section -- Chapter one. A memorable party ; Leo's system ; Father Sharp ; "Just hovering" ; Pops Whiteman -- Chapter two. Dixie Lee ; No sacrifice ; I haven't worked very hard ; Prayer is a potent thing -- Chapter three. Mother and Dad ; "It'll do him good." ; Uncle George ; I become Bing ; Bim Crosland ; A small knight ; A few with a yardstick ; Early jobs ; The Sholderers -- Chapter four. Earliest theatrical experiences ; Ou est le Jug? ; The faculty and the tongs ; The Musicaladers ; Bailey's music company ; I gave up law ; Boo-boo-boo ; The Morrisey Music Hall Revue -- Chapter Five. Debut with Whiteman ; Bell-belting ; Bix ; Bix's crowd ; A real handy fellow ; Happy days are here again ; The act goes sour ; On to Hollywood ; Narrow escape ; Into durance vile -- Chapter six. The Montmartre ; The Coconut Grove ; End of The Rhythm Boys ; "The wrong Crosby" ; Snafu ; At the Paramount ; More movies -- Chapter seven. "The old Ox Road" ; Jack Oakie ; Life with Marion ; My ears stay put ; Cake make-up ; Carole ; "Now, where were we?" ; Bear facts -- Chapter eight. Blessed events ; Lament for privacy ; The Crosby building ; Leo Lynn ; Doc Stevens ; Jack Kapp ; The skolinest cat ; The pluggers ; "In the morning you'll be jealous as hell again" ; How to get behind an eight-ball ; Self-criticism ; Chaliapin ; Everybody's taping -- Chapter nine. Bill Fields ; Our first Road picture ; "Tsk-tsk" ; Little Frankenstein ; Johnny Burke ; Rib ; "Wolf, wolf." ; "What's new?" ; The doctor -- Chapter ten. The birth of the blues ; Wingy ; Rhythm on the river ; Jimmy Cottrell ; Trouble in Morocco ; Working with Capra ; France ; Great lady ; Life with father ; Tribute to McCarey -- Chapter eleven. Relaxed and casual ; Look at them birdies! ; Fun at Pebble Beach ; Whistler ; Exhibitions ; Joker ; Special booking ; The doubter ; Jock McLean ; Hole in one ; Quick change ; Menace to mice ; Fanny and elbows ; Nose bleed ; Harvey ; Rug-cutter ; The "bandit" ; Ringer ; Republican postmaster ; Sixty-five per cent dive ; London -- Chapter twelve. Lucky, indeed ; Black Forest ; Help from Hope ; Jocky Club ; Seabiscuit and Ligaroti ; The route to insolvency ; Dreamboat ; The "leaky roof" circuit ; Christmas spirit ; Parlay ; I'm offered a job -- Chapter thirteen. John O'Melveny ; Joe Venuti ; "I was going great" ; "I feel it coming on" ; Skull music ; John Scott Trotter ; Yates, the eater ; Scotch scarcity ; Loss leader ; To Morrow ; Little man who wasn't there ; Society kid Hogan ; Historical note ; The taxi driver's revenge -- Chapter fourteen. Couple of loggers ; In the hands of the gendarmes ; Drop-ins ; Pants, too long ; The twins ; Trip overseas ; The stytion mawster ; Visit with General Bradley -- Chapter fifteen. Gary at Stanford ; My fuddy-duddy notions ; I haven't licked them lately ; Ensembles ; Our principal knotheads ; Hard money ; Ranch stuff ; The neighbors ; Fatherly pride ; Party line ; Miss sleeping bag -- Chapter sixteen. She was that way always ; "What a lady!" ; Last reunion ; Just as she'd always been -- Chapter seventeen. TV and me ; High spots ; Aloha. |
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Musicians -- Correspondence.
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Musicians -- Correspondence. |
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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977.
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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977. |
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977. Call me lucky. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1953 (OCoLC)609517227 |
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